The sorrowful spirit finds rest when united with a similar one. They join affectionately, as a stranger is cheered when he sees another stranger in a strange land. Hearts that are united through the medium of sorrow will not be separated by the glory of happiness. Love that is cleansed by tears will remain externally pure and beautiful.

Gibran Khalil Gibran, "The Broken Wings"

Love is the only freedom in the world because it so elevates the spirit that the laws of humanity and the phenomena of nature do not alter its course.

Gibran Khalil Gibran, "The Broken Wings"

Real beauty lies in the spiritual accord that is called love which can exist between a man and a woman.

Gibran Khalil Gibran, "The Broken Wings"

But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:

To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.

To know the pain of too much tenderness.

To be wounded by your own understanding of love;

And to bleed willingly and joyfully.

Gibran Khalil Gibran, "The Prophet"

And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.